List 11 - Soul And Funk 45S

[Jason S]

Welcome to List 11. Hope you’ll agree, some good records on this list and as always, all have at least one soundclip taken direct from the sale copy so you can check out the play standard or acquaint yourself with stuff you don’t know. Look out in due course for a mix featuring some of these and some hangers-on from recent lists: coming soon.

 

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Postage/shipping:

1-3 45s signed for UK — £2.70

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1 45 Small Packet Europe — £4 

1-3 45s Small Packet Europe — £5 

1-3 45s Signed For Europe — £11 

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1 45 Small Packet Worldwide — £5 

1 45 Signed For Worldwide — £10 

1-3 45s — Signed For Worldwide — £13

 

 

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Codes:

 Funk/funky 70s/Disco

 60s/Northern/R&B

 70s Modern/X-over

 

 

 

 Elaine Armstrong - Sad But True /Precious Minutes - (King) VG++ £100 hear hear

Not trashed or thrashed - a scuff brings this down a grade but it's a firm player. Great King label rarity that only gained wider exposure over the last couple of years. Prices seem to wow and flutter but the quality remains firm.

 

 Tyrone Barkley - Man Of Value /Some Kind Of Wonderful - (Midsong) M- £15 hear

Classic modern room stuff - this has a canny dish in the wax but play isn't affected. 

 

 Bernard Calvin - TLC /Instrumental - (Ambush) M- £15 hear

Under the radar minor key funky soul - good mixtape action that could work across wider forums.

 

 Tony Clarke - Ghetto Man /Love Power - (Chicory) M- £35 hear hear

Hardcore angry thumper of a tune - both sides!

 

 Crisi - Get On Down /Black Foot - (Effie) VG+ £50 hear

Wrighty spin from years agao - kinda ploddy but it's minimalism is it's charm. Scarce record.

 

 Deliverance - Sittin Around /Lovin You - (United Sound) M- £20 hear

That Gil Scott-Heron sounding thing that I've been championing for years. Old find from Shadows way back when. Fab record. 

 

 Distance - Get, Get On Down /Paradise - (M.O.D) M- £50 hear

Recent excavation that's got all the right elements for the 70s funky soul crowd. 

 

 Eddie Giles & The Numbers - Sexy Lady /Jelly Roll - (Custom Sound) EX £15 hear

Bustling  up[tempo 70's Modern soul at its best - kind of a forgotten biggie from back the day. Sounds good now.

 

 Ola V Harper - I Wanna Weep /Resisting - (Jewel) M- £40 hear

Really good Peppermint Harris production from '65 - kinda bluesy, dark and moody sister soul.

 

 The Herbs - There Must Be An Answer /Put A Hurting On My Heart - (Smoke) M- £20 hear

Fantastic George Blackwell produced late 60s northern - everything in place to make it a dancefloor bomb.

 

 Hot Earth Band - Hard Times /Loneliness - (Rekan) M- £25 hear

Not sure where this is from but this somewhat forgotten mid-late 70s sounding funk cut could do well with a reactivation.

 

 I.U Soul Revue - Tell Me About It /This Lonely Room - (Afro-American Arts Institute) VG+ £40 hear

The IU Soul Revue was founded in 1971, with ethnomusicologist Portia K. Maultsby appointed as the ensemble’s first director. For more than 40 years the "Revue" has wowed its local audience and audiences across the country with dynamic performances of timeless R&B, Soul, Funk, and contemporary Black popular music styles delivered by its commanding male and female vocal ensemble, powerful horn line, and tight rhythm section. Taken from the Afro-American Arts Institute website. 

 

 Kings Go Forth - Don't Take My Shadow /Instrumental - (Mr C) M- £5 hear

Why the hell this wasn't as big a sound as their first 45 is a mystery: that Ebony Stones vibe is there right from the off, it's got a huge, well produced groove and the tune sticks like an earworm. Seen at £50 in recent times, I've got original stock on this so get in.

 

 Lil & Rene - Keep A Lite  /Tennessee Waltz - (Reprise) M- £15 hear

RnB meets gospel in a pulpit somewhere down south. Iinfectious groove on this H.B Barnum production.

 

 Lovemakers - When You're Next To Me /When You're Next To Me - (Island (W/L)) M- £10 hear

Strong 70s modern obscurity on a big label is the next avenue for diggers: here's a great example.

 

 Marie Queenie Lyons - See and Don't See /Daddy's House - (Deluxe) EX £45 hear

Nailed on classic. You all know this one. I'm convinced this is the copy I sold about 10 years ago, come back full circle. 4 light clicks near the intro don't spoil the quality of the experience. Dreamy goodness.

 

 Rappers - Krunchberry Beast /I've Tried - (Roach (Re)) M- £40 hear hear 

 

Early 2000s repress of this always hard to locate funk/sweet soul rarity. Both sides smash it. Even the repro has commanded top dollar in the past. We sold this as a new reissue at Soul Brother when it first appeared. Can't really walk into a shop and buy them box fresh anymore.

 

 Tom Sanders - Jammin' In The Big M Town /Doing Bad - (Portra) Ex (Slt Warp Dnap) £25 hear

Decent boogie out of Memphis - guess that's the Big 'M' Town he's singing about. 

 

 Tom Sanders - I'll Get To That /Giving My Love Away - (Portra) Ex (Slt Warp Dnap) £50 hear

Discogs doesn't know this one, three others of his are listed but this seems to be omitted (scurries off and adds it) This finds Tom in familiar disco/boogie territory belting out another gem. Flip is a slightly wobbly ballad.

 

 T.U.M.E - Love Shortage /Love Shortage - (Mgm) M- £15 hear

The Ultimate Musical Experience' were a Bobby Eli produced group out of the West Coast. 'Love Shortage' is one of those well constructed, well produced 

 

 Emanuel Taylor - You Really Got A Hold On Me  /Society - (Bernard) Ex £200 hear

Monster two-sider: 'You Really Got A Hold On Me' is the - for want of a better phrase - '70s northern' side while 'Society' is a familiar tale of 1970s America. So good.

 

 Robert Taylor - Hot Lady /Time Keeps Ticking By - (Lutall) M- £20 hear

Driving West Coast dancefloor number in the form of 'Hot Lady' backed with a perfect crossover flip. Two-fer!

 

 The Tempos - Don't Leave /I Need You - (Riley's) EX £20 hear

Stunning mid-tempo crossover from Detroit. Sounds like mid-60s perfection.

 

 Ed Terry  - Don't Let That Love Pass You By /All I Want To Do - (ST Records Inc) M- £75 hear

Hard record out of New York, from 1976, the top side is an under-discovered dancefloor burner while the flip show signs of a JR Bailey influence. Good one.

 

 

 Tomorrow's Edition - Be Real /Be Real - (Gang (W/L)) EX £25 hear

Maybe one of the lesser known cuts by this great outfit, this is a kind of 'message' song that fits the 70s funky soul thing perfectly.

 

 Truth - Touch Me /Coming Home - (Devaki) M- £20 hear

Such a good two-sider, been championing this for years. Never gets old. Had a lot of interest a short while back and rightly so.

 

 United 8 - Gettin Up Town (To Get Down) /Ain't It Good - (Atlantic (Demo)) VG++ £40 hear

Classic rare groove type sound, one my early 'big wants' - think I actually bought this and Tony Avlon together that day! Must've been 'buy 45s on Atlantic' day…

 

 Vibrating Vibrations - Surprise Party For Baby /Right On Brother - Right On - (Neptune) VG £25 hear

Classic feel good northern favourite with a roughed up funky flip. Conservative VG grade - not deep scratches and plays loud and clear.

 

 Shirlean Williams & The Tempos Band  - Ease It To Me  /This Is A Song  - (El Virtue ) VG+ £250 hear

One of my favourite sister funk tunes, you get two hits in oone here: that break beaty type 'This Is A Song' with its tricky rhythm is well balanced by the 'Doobie Brothers' intro of 'Ease It To Me'. Quality North Carolina rarity written by bassist Nolla Mainor. True sister funk all the way here! Vinyl has quite few light marks but they don't affect play.

 

 Wreckin Crew - You Don't Care /Found The Groove - (Star Ville) M- £25 hear

Another record I've had for years and much nicer to own the nice vinyl Starville issue than the styrene Newman cut. Great record. 

 

Two limited new releases

 

Nicole Willis/Ebony Evans - You Got Me Moonwalking /Loving You Is All I Wanna Do - (Oslo Soul Experience) New £8.50 hear hear

10 years of Oslo Soul Experience celebrated with this limited issue 45. Two strong sides on a 7" destined to sink into collections worldwide. Awesome.

 

Lady L - Tonite /Loves Master Plan - (Boogie Back) New £8 hear hear

Hyper limited UK 7" single featuring the writing talents of G.C Cameron and Ernie McKone among others. Faultless modern soul (in the proper sense of the word) you get two sides of well produced, well written grooves that tip a wink to old school values whilst still being of its time. Not got many of these now.

 

 

 

Great new limited Modern Soul 45 (as above)

 

Wanted to highlight a really good new Modern Soul 45 that I know a lot of you have already bought from me but some may not have heard yet. Super limited and I don’t have many left so dive in if you want it. It’s by Lady L (a.k.a Linda Dixon who recently tied the knot with none other than the legendary G.C Cameron) and the record is a collaboration between the two plus a couple of the UK’s best songwriters and performers. It’s already caused a real stir on the Modern Soul scene and will be the sort of thing that a wider audience will want when they can no longer buy one (easily, or for eight quid!) 

 

…and on the subject of new music, check out the great Nicole Willis/Ebony Evans 45, issued to celebrate the Oslo Soul Experience’s 10th anniversary. At the time of this list going out these are winging their way to me so if you want one it’ll be mid-week I guess, before I get them: well worth the wait, though.

 

Lastly, having another crack at a t-shirt. This time only 10 needed to be signed up for in order for the order to go in, plus they're cheaper at $12.50. Check this link for more info

Edited October 16, 2013 by Jason S

[Jason S]

Updates, solds taken out. All paid for orders went today